20 pictures that will take you back to Sheffield in 1977
There were street parties a plenty to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, it was the year she also visited Sheffield and South Yorkshire, people were queuing out the door just to get a loaf of bread and the firefighters went on strike. This was Sheffield in 1977.
By Lucy Ball
Published 1st Dec 2020, 14:49 BST
Which pictures bring back memories from more than 40 years ago? Can you spot any one you know in these archive pictures?
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5. Ray Day Procession
Students of Sheffield University, as they take part in their Ray Day Procession through the centre of Sheffield in 1977 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
Fireman Nigel Kind, left and Leading Fireman David Goldthorp, with belt axes, which they will disacard. A set of four are to be carried in each appliance;and the restb sold off at 50 pence each. January 1977 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd